The continuation of my journey
I arrived back in Paris on May 5, after a 2-week retreat at the Plum Village Monastery located 59 miles east of Bordeaux France. - Link to Map
My spiritual teacher (Thây) Thích Nhât Hanh is a very wise human being. He currently resides at Thai Plum Village 125 miles NE of Bangkok Thailand. I'm really looking forward to my second retreat in … [Read more...]

April 18, 2017
Time in Bordeaux France 11:11 AM
Several weeks before this trip began, I actually had pre-planned on using the first three days as a jet-lag recovery period. I'm very glad that I am letting this trip evolve without a lot of structure as I was able to give myself the additional time I needed. Traveling east in my opinion is much harder on my body, and this trip took me 9 time zones … [Read more...]

Bonsoir, I am finally back to normal after 5+ days of the worst jet-lag I have ever experienced. I am going to give you the pictorial tour of my journey over the last 2 weeks with brief explanations. I hope you find my method entertaining.
Today is April 16 and the current time in Paris France is 00:16 AM. I am writing about leaving the US and traveling to France in this blog post, and I'm … [Read more...]

I'm officially homeless. I turned in the keys and drove away from a beautiful 13 acre ranch in Valley Center, CA yesterday afternoon. Karen and I were fortunate to live in such a great place, to be able to entertain our friends, enjoy holiday gatherings and view abundant wildlife from our peaceful breakfast spot. I'm looking forward to the next chapter in our (Karen & I) lives.
Today is … [Read more...]

Thank you for waiting patiently
I'm picking up where I left off back in August
Angkor Wat
The largest temple complex in the world
Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia is the largest religious structure in the world. It was originally a Hindu temple for the Khmer Empire, over time it transformed into a Buddhist temple in the 12th century.
We took a tok tok :) from central Siem Reap to the main … [Read more...]